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The greatest 3 point specialist in Thunder franchise history officially has a new home in Detroit.
On Monday afternoon, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced the trade of deep range sniper Isaiah Joe to the Detroit Pistons for two future 2nd round picks.
In an instant replay of what I wrote about the Aaron Wiggins trade, OKC fans are sad to see Joe go, the deal was inevitable due to a number of reasons. Oklahoma City needed to shed salary and trading the former Maryland Terrapin's $11.3 million cap hit saved approximately $75 million in tax. The Thunder had two 2026 1st round draft picks, which eventually became Aday Mara and Bennett Stirtz, so freeing up two roster spots was a necessity. The trade also landed Joe in a spot where he will have a chance to play more minutes and prove he can still be an impactful role player. OKC has a loaded roster and players such as Ajay Mitchell and Jared McCain passed him in the rotation. The trade is ultimately a rare win-win-win for the Thunder, the Pistons and Joe.
(Seriously, go read yesterday's Wiggins trade article. These were comically cut and paste trade scenarios.)
July 6 was the end of the league's player contract moratorium when teams could officially finalize trades, new contracts and free agent signings. Wiggins to the Hawks was the first Thunder transaction to be formerly announced. The Joe trade was next up on the docket. The Isaiah Hartenstein decline and signing for three years at $75 million and the decline and signing of Kenrich Williams for one year at $5 million were then announced together in one press release.
Joe played four seasons in Oklahoma City. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the #49 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. For some unknown reason, Doc Rivers hardly gave one of the most talented sharpshooters in the league much run and Daryl Morey for an even more unfathomable reason waived him. Sam Presti jumped on the chance to pick Joe up and immediately signed him to a 3 year bargain deal worth $6 million.
Over the past four years, Joe appeared in 296 games including 36 starts. His Thunder career averages: 9.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.1 minutes per game. Joe's best season was last year in which he averaged 11.1 points and shot 42.3% from 3 point range, both career high marks. He scored over 30 points four times in his OKC career.
The former Arkansas Razorback finished his Thunder career as the #13 points scorer in Oklahoma City franchise history. Joe finished as the #1 player in Thunder history in 3 point percentage and #4 in made 3 pointers. Sorry, Anthony Morrow. You may have been dubbed "Fastest Gun In The West", but Joe takes the title for greatest 3 point specialist to ever don an OKC jersey.
Joe will continue his basketball journey for the Pistons going forward. But he will always be remembered and beloved in Oklahoma City as a key part of the group that brought the Thunder their first every NBA Championship.
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On Monday afternoon, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced the trade of deep range sniper Isaiah Joe to the Detroit Pistons for two future 2nd round picks.
In an instant replay of what I wrote about the Aaron Wiggins trade, OKC fans are sad to see Joe go, the deal was inevitable due to a number of reasons. Oklahoma City needed to shed salary and trading the former Maryland Terrapin's $11.3 million cap hit saved approximately $75 million in tax. The Thunder had two 2026 1st round draft picks, which eventually became Aday Mara and Bennett Stirtz, so freeing up two roster spots was a necessity. The trade also landed Joe in a spot where he will have a chance to play more minutes and prove he can still be an impactful role player. OKC has a loaded roster and players such as Ajay Mitchell and Jared McCain passed him in the rotation. The trade is ultimately a rare win-win-win for the Thunder, the Pistons and Joe.
(Seriously, go read yesterday's Wiggins trade article. These were comically cut and paste trade scenarios.)
July 6 was the end of the league's player contract moratorium when teams could officially finalize trades, new contracts and free agent signings. Wiggins to the Hawks was the first Thunder transaction to be formerly announced. The Joe trade was next up on the docket. The Isaiah Hartenstein decline and signing for three years at $75 million and the decline and signing of Kenrich Williams for one year at $5 million were then announced together in one press release.
Joe played four seasons in Oklahoma City. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the #49 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. For some unknown reason, Doc Rivers hardly gave one of the most talented sharpshooters in the league much run and Daryl Morey for an even more unfathomable reason waived him. Sam Presti jumped on the chance to pick Joe up and immediately signed him to a 3 year bargain deal worth $6 million.
Over the past four years, Joe appeared in 296 games including 36 starts. His Thunder career averages: 9.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.1 minutes per game. Joe's best season was last year in which he averaged 11.1 points and shot 42.3% from 3 point range, both career high marks. He scored over 30 points four times in his OKC career.
The former Arkansas Razorback finished his Thunder career as the #13 points scorer in Oklahoma City franchise history. Joe finished as the #1 player in Thunder history in 3 point percentage and #4 in made 3 pointers. Sorry, Anthony Morrow. You may have been dubbed "Fastest Gun In The West", but Joe takes the title for greatest 3 point specialist to ever don an OKC jersey.
Joe will continue his basketball journey for the Pistons going forward. But he will always be remembered and beloved in Oklahoma City as a key part of the group that brought the Thunder their first every NBA Championship.
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